swimming with friends

The City of Plano did right when they created the Jack Carter Swim Pool for kids! Pierce absolutely LOVES to go - he actually starts freaking out when we turn into the parking lot. It is so sweet!! We have been twice this week and have enjoyed every minute we are there!!

Wednesday with Jack...
Thursday with Kate and Macie...

kate and pierce

one of p's new favorite things to do is go down the slides...

silly p and macie - in her cute bikini!- spinning around

"A friend loves at all times..." Proverbs 17:17

cheesy snack

I am not gonna lie. This preggo mom is so thankful for a sweet little son that loves to eat junky snacks with me every afternoon. I am sure that I should probably be eating something healthy, but for the time being, I will be enjoying my afternoon snack "Pierce style."

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness," Galatians 5:22

fun in the sun

"... you will fill me with joy in your presence..."

Psalm 16:11

hiding

"Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence?

If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.

If I rise on the wings of the dawn,if I settle on the far side of the sea,

even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast."

Psalm 139:7-10

baby evie

my sweet friend, jocelyn, had her precious little girl in june. our family couldn't be more excited for them as they enter the 'world of parenthood.' we are excited about the opportunity to love on evie and to get to do this thing called 'parenting' with matt and jocelyn!

"Every good and perfect gift is from above..."

James 1:17

January 2011...

We will be ushering in the New Year with a new addition to our family! Baby McCord #2 is due January 17th. I am about 13 weeks along and I am feeling okay. :) Ready for the first trimester to be over, but so thankful for this sweet new addition to our family.

We will find out the end of August if this little one is boy or girl. Since this pregnancy is much different than my first, my initial instinct says girl, but I of course would love love love a baby brother for Pierce. The great name debate has been settled either way, but I will wait til we know for sure to let you know.

I would like to ask for prayers as we continue this journey to becoming a family of 4 (plus Duncan). God is in the process of teaching me a lot through this pregnancy, mainly that my dependance needs to be on HIM and HIM ONLY. I will share one day all that has gone on, but please just pray for me and my 'sense of all of all things normal' to return.

"Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee; because he trusteth in thee."

Isaiah 26:3

my little cleaner

i just LOVE this little guy!

swim lessons with daddy

Justin had last Monday off, so he took P to swim lessons. Justin loved getting to see P show off all his swim tricks!

50th Wedding Anniversary

Pierce and I drove down to Fredricksburg for a family reunion/50th wedding anniversary with my parents for the 4th of July. Pierce did great on the long car ride and even slept in the big bed with me in the hotel. We had lots of fun, but really missed Justin.

me and my little love bug

sweet nephew, luke

noah and his daddy, tom

sisters

my dad with noah

grandma and p

my grandfather's side of the family

lovin' the outside playtime

pierce and noah - 2 peas in a pod

wedding cake

gettin' ready for bed - cousin love

playing on the big bed

a TEXAS sized send-off

Despite the torrential rainstorm that blew through Plano on Friday night, we threw a "Yee-Haw" good time for the Hall family. With Matt, Kendra, and Macie making a big move up north to Wisconsin, we thought it was only appropriate to send them off with a TEXAS sized party. We all enjoyed celebrating this sweet family and all that they mean to us.

jack and pierce enjoying some watermelon

one of p's many cupcakes...

some of the bluebonnet crew

our sweet 4th grade team

pierce and his buddy, josh

the hall's and the mccord's

sweet friends - macie and pierce

Meet Noah

Last week my aunt and uncle came in town from Maryland for a visit. This visit was extra special because they brought Noah with them - Noah is the 3 year old boy from Africa that they adopted earlier this spring. After a very long process, God blessed their family with this sweet, sweet little boy. Noah and Pierce had a great time playing with each other and we are already counting the days til they come back!